Health effects of static magnetic fields - A review of the epidemiological evidence

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 241-246

  Feychting, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Exposure assessment; Reproduction; Static magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; METALLURGY; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

FERTILITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; METALLURGY; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 8844232835     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2004.08.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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